Eid shoppers have started to crowd the shopping malls in the capital though it is still over two weeks to go before the festival. The New Market area, a major destination for shoppers, was heavily congested on the weekend yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
The space covered by plastic sheets and tin roofs has gradually turned into an "extension" of the kitchen market adjacent to Dhaka New Market. Actually it was a parking lot of the New Market which is thronged by thousands of people every day. The rush results in traffic chaos in the market's adjacent areas, a perennial problem compounded by roadside parking due to an absence of parking space or illegal occupation of it (as is the case here). The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A truck unloads electric polls blocking one side of the Barisal-Khulna Highway with the help of a crane truck, while a bus drives carefully to avoid collision in Protap area of Jhalakathi yesterday morning. This blatant disregard for the safety of others not only hampers smooth traffic movement, but also can cause fatal accidents on this busy road. Photo: M Jahirul Islam Jewel
